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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
7
Instructional text from 1917 outlines infantry advance formations and tactics. It explains column of squads, platoon columns, and thin lines to reduce exposure to enemy fire, plus when to deploy, use cover, and rush in fire attack under captain or battalion command.
The article explains advancing in platoon and squad columns as a succession of thin lines. It covers deployment, control, and the double column formation, including skirmish and forward move methods. Advantages include reduced exposure to fire and maintained team coordination amid possible loss of company control.
A New York woman sculptor creates animated sculpture using clay figures to represent actors on screen. The process requires careful molding to animate several figures for each film segment, making the tiny figures appear to walk, talk, and sing as if alive.
The article previews a U S air program planning 25 000 battle planes in Europe within ten months. Orville Wright discusses speeds up to 130 200 mph, the Wrights laboratory work on air resistance and stabilizers, and the role of aircraft in breaking the Western Front stalemate by denying German air superiority.
In a family record by William Allen Butler the account centers on a century ago American women and French manners. The tale notes Mary Allen’s time in France and her courteous request involving a lock of hair.
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